These lottery gift envelopes are a fun way to jazz up a gift of a lottery ticket – and the most viewed type of envelope in my shop this month! You could also store tickets in the bright envelopes for safe keeping. I’ll be doing some more fun colours in the coming months.

They are made from sturdy card, often with designer patterns, and a have a silver effect lotto charm that is lead and nickel free.

There are four great reasons to buy these hand crafted gift cards holders / money holders . I have over 30 unique designs for you to choose from plus many prints not in my shop. Come and take a look.

People tell they love them because …

1) They turn a gift card or voucher that is a standard design every one will have into a personalised surprise gift.

No one will guess an iTunes gift card is tucked away inside an envelope with their favourite giraffe print and hand woven button fastener. And afterwards they will have a lovely keepsake to use rather than a throw away piece of plastic they will never remember.

If Christmas and other special occasions are about memories and thoughtfulness then a personalised present is the perfect gift.

I also have thousands of prints not in my Etsy shop – on pretty much every possible theme so do enquire so I can make a present that’s right for you.

What else are people loving?

As well as for presenting a store gift card or voucher in a more personalised way, what about presents which haven’t arrived or don’t have a physical voucher to give?

What if your tickets are held at a venue and you have nothing physical to give?

More and more websites offer online vouchers – where you print off a code the recipient can redeem in an online store.

Perhaps the most impersonal gift is a home printout stuffed inside a shop bought card! Not any longer.

We provide a colour coordinated insert with every gift card holder for you to present the voucher code or write your own message e.g. ‘ tickets to see Phantom of the Opera to collect at the venue on ….’ .

Gifting money

These are perfect for gifting coins and notes.

One final use – the gift of time or promise

Some families like to use the insert to write their own gift of time or promise e.g. ‘ A family day out at the zoo’, ‘Gym membership starting in January.’, ‘A day out to watch [sporting event name].’

New parents might want to redeem a coupon for a night of baby sitting or a night of cooking …. there are so many possibilities.

Each gift card holder plus insert ranges from £2-2.20 and are available from my Etsy fundraising shop

These cards are starting to go in my shop – and I’ll be making some in my Itsy Bitsy range of A7 cards very soon.

These pretty lantern cards are designed with an opaque middle layer, made from parchment. When a battery powered tea light is placed behind, they have a beautiful glow. I like to use a flickering warm orange style tea light so it looks like a flame and creates some movement.

Hello, I’m Louise and this year I wanted to show people that it’s still possible to create beautiful artwork with a progressive impairment like Muscular Dystrophy.

I have Limb Girdle 2C which is similar to Duchenne. My muscles have gradually lost their strength affecting almost every part of my body.

I’ve been crafting for for around 25 years and over this time I’ve had to adapt to losing the use of my body – but I’m still able to make hand crafted items.

Sometimes I have to shop around to buy products that are easier to use or decant media like glues and paints into different bottles. My grip is barely strong enough to hold a pen and I can’t bend my finger tips to pinch hold things well. I’ve got round this by using tweezers as prosthetic finger tips.

Other times I have to adopt a different method compared to someone with full hand use. Not being able to lift my arms up and moving my hands by crawling with my fingers across a surface, means I have to be very organised in my technique. e.g. Always painting an item or adding delicate details from the top down so I don’t drag my hands over these areas.

These hand made items then go on sale in my Etsy UK shop (OhHowLovelyGifts) to raise funds for three charities that support adults living with MD. I’ve also set up a Facebook page to showcase my work and chat with buyers and crafters.

I get so much enjoyment from seeing them come together and the lovely comments from people who receive them. I work with my personal assistants who do a lot of the practical things for me. They find the materials (I point to photos of my materials kept on my phone), pass me items, open bottles and feed things through my cutting machine. Describing what I need is very tiring so it can take me many days to make a greeting card – often over a few weeks. It might be slow going but it’s incredibly rewarding for both of us.

When I lost the ability to breathe properly and started using a ventilator, the nose piece kept blowing my paper and art materials across the table! It’s funny the first time round but not when your working with fine powders!! My husband adapted it for me so it blows away from my work surface. Sometimes you have to think of ways around things – do things differently through invention and modification.

I would encourage anyone to have a go at paper crafting because of all the benefits it can bring. Creating art is good for the mind, gives a sense of accomplishment and is immensely enjoyable .